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ITECH2301-Network Architecture and Design

This document summarizes a network design for an accounting firm with offices in multiple locations. The design focuses on the new headquarters, which includes two buildings with a total of 100 computers and 8 printers. The network includes a data center, e-commerce servers, wireless access points, and internet connectivity between all offices. The logical design divides the IP addresses and subnets for each floor and device. Physical connections are also specified, with copper cables connecting devices and serial cables connecting routers.

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ITECH2301-Network Architecture and Design

This document summarizes a network design for an accounting firm with offices in multiple locations. The design focuses on the new headquarters, which includes two buildings with a total of 100 computers and 8 printers. The network includes a data center, e-commerce servers, wireless access points, and internet connectivity between all offices. The logical design divides the IP addresses and subnets for each floor and device. Physical connections are also specified, with copper cables connecting devices and serial cables connecting routers.

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ITECH2301-Network Architecture and Design

2021
Network Design Assignment

[Student Name]
[Student Number]
Introduction
In this assessment, the task is to design a network infrastructure of an Australian regional accounting
firm named Accurate Accounting. The firm has a headquarter in Victoria and three local offices in
Sydney, Adelaide, and Queensland. Now the task is to design the newly constructed main office in
Victoria. This office has two adjacent buildings. One is a three storied building with 80 offices and
other is an administrative building with 20 offices. Each office will comprise with one computer.
Means total office has 100 computers under its network.

Now the additional information is provided that the new network will include a data centre, an e-
commerce edge, and 8 printers. On office building, there will be 6 printers and on administrative
building, there will be 2 printers. Also, there will be Wi-Fi access points in every location so that
employees can user their own laptops, smartphones, tablets and access work email, required
documents, and Internet wirelessly. So, we need to assume the location of all the devices in the
network.

Logical Design
There are many parts of the design. First, we need to consider WAN access for the headquarter. So,
we are going to assume a star connection network via internet of all the offices where main office is
in the middle like the image below.
As all the offices are connected over internet, so we don’t have to determine any gateway IP for this
connection. We will use the static IP provided by the ISP in this case.

Next, we have to design network for Victoria office. Now Victoria office has two building. One is a
three storied building and another one is one storied building. The building will be connected in
wired method using cable like the image below.

The 3 storied building has 80 offices, a data centre, an e-commerce hub. 80 computers are available
in the office along with 6 printers. So, at first, we are going to consider ground floor as floor 1, first
floor as floor 2 and second floor as floor 3. Now the data centre and the ecommerce hub will be
putted on floor 3 along with the ISP access. Every floor got 2 printers and a wireless access point.

Now the 80 PCs will be divided into 3 parts. 30 PCs in floor 1, 30 PCs in floor 2, 20 PCs in floor 3. All
are bounded in a Class C IP set suppose 132.19.1.2-132.19.1.82 with a subnet of /25 means subnet
mask will be 255.255.255.128. Logical designs are as below
Floor 3 design
Floor 2 design
Floor 1 design

Now, if we make a table on the IPs, it will be

Floor Host IP Subnet


Data Centre Servers 10.10.1.2-4 255.255.255.248
E-commerce hub Servers 10.10.1.5-7 255.255.255.248
Floor 3 PCs 132.19.1.2-21 255.255.255.128
Floor 3 Printers 132.19.1.22-23 255.255.255.128
Floor 3 Wireless Access 192.168.0.1-255 255.255.255.0
Floor 2 PCs 132.19.1.24-43 255.255.255.128
Floor 2 Printers 132.19.1.44-45 255.255.255.128
Floor 2 Wireless Access 192.168.0.1-255 255.255.255.0
Floor 1 PCs 132.19.1.46-65 255.255.255.128
Floor 1 Printers 132.19.1.66-67 255.255.255.128
Floor 1 Wireless Access 192.168.0.1-255 255.255.255.0

Data centre and E-commerce hub will be configured with a Class A IP to separate it from the
network.

The administrative office has 20 offices with 20 PCs and 2 printers and a wireless access point. Now,
it will use the same IP class for the PCs and design will be look like this.
Administrative office

IPs of the administrative office are as followed

Host IP Subnet
PCs 132.19.1.68-87 255.255.255.128
Printers 132.19.1.88-89 255.255.255.128
Wireless Access 192.168.0.1-255 255.255.255.0

Now, for Data Centre, we will install 3 servers, an application server, a SQL server and a TFTP server.
For e commerce hub there is also 3 servers will be installed, a web server, a mail server and a DNS
server.
Data centre e commerce hub

For cabling we will use copper twisted pare cables from router to hosts and serial DTE cables for
router to router and cloud.

Physical Design
In this design part, we well design with every device we have planned to use. We will design floor by
floor as below

Floor 3
Floor2

Floor 1
Administrative Office

Conclusion
The design has completed successfully. All floors are designed separately. Floors are interconnected
and IPs are defined for each host and servers. Further update can be done on the implementation
phase

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